Sweet & Sour German Dill Pickle Recipe

One of the best things Goose has ever brought me home from his journeys is a Sweet and Sour German Dill Pickle. It was to die for. Just the right balance of sweet and tang, mixed with dill and even a bit of garlic. What’s the difference between these pickles and your standard dill pickle? German-style pickles are cured in sugar and vinegar or lemon juice, rather than fermented.

This recipe only makes 4 jars of pickle spears. Unlike jams and jellies, however, pickling recipes can be doubled or tripled as necessary. Cucumbers have been a bit difficult to come by this year. The weather has not been kind this year and they have been dearer than poison. Next season though, I am making up as many of these sweet and sour dills as I can find cucumbers.